Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Ireland
Ireland: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development was 15.8% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
15.8%
Change on year
up 601.1%
World rank
42nd
of 67 countries
All-time high
26.4%
in 2018
All-time low
2.3%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Ireland, 2017–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Ireland is 15.8%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 601.1% on the previous year and up 104.5% over ten years.
That places Ireland 42nd out of 67 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2018 | 26.4% | +242.4% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | -26.1% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -87.8% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +601.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.7% | 7.7% | 26.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 2.3% | 18.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Ireland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,162 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Ireland?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Ireland was 15.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Ireland ranks 42nd out of 67 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release